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title: "How to create a GitHub profile"
canonical: "https://support.appfire.com/space/GVIZ/70221883/How%20to%20create%20a%20GitHub%20profile"
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<span style="color: #000000">Description</span>

<span style="color: #000000">This article illustrates the process of adding a GitHub profile to any </span><span style="color: #000000">*Graphviz*</span><span style="color: #000000"> macro.</span>

> ⚠️ <span style="color: #000000">Profiles are not available for use with the </span><span style="color: #000000">*Graph from table*</span><span style="color: #000000"> and </span><span style="color: #000000">*Space graph*</span><span style="color: #000000"> macros.</span>


> ℹ️ ## <span style="color: #000000">Before you begin:</span>
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> ℹ️ <span style="color: #000000">To add a profile, you need the following:</span>
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> ℹ️ - <span style="color: #000000">[Personal access token](https://help.github.com/en/articles/creating-a-personal-access-token-for-the-command-line)</span><span style="color: #000000"> for GitHub profile</span>
> ℹ️ - <span style="color: #000000">[GitHub API URL](https://developer.github.com/v3/)</span>
> ℹ️ - <span style="color: #000000">Whitelist</span><span style="color: #000000"> the GitHub URL in </span><span style="color: #000000">[Configuration](https://appfire.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/GVIZ/pages/70224052/Configure+for+cloud#Whitelist)</span><span style="color: #000000"> settings</span>

## <span style="color: #000000">Steps</span>

1. <span style="color: #000000">Navigate</span><span style="color: #000000"> to </span><span style="color: #000000">***CONFLUENCE ADMINISTRATION > Settings > ATLASSIAN MARKETPLACE > Graphviz Configuration > Profiles***</span><span style="color: #000000">.</span>
2. <span style="color: #000000">Click </span><span style="color: #000000">*Add Profile*</span><span style="color: #000000">.</span>
3. <span style="color: #000000">Enter a unique profile name in the </span><span style="color: #000000">*Profile name*</span><span style="color: #000000"> text box. </span>
4. <span style="color: #000000">Select </span><span style="color: #000000">*GitHub*</span><span style="color: #000000"> from the options in </span><span style="color: #000000">*Profile type*</span><span style="color: #000000">. Note that the </span><span style="color: #000000">*Request headers*</span><span style="color: #000000"> parameter is auto-filled.</span>  
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5. <span style="color: #000000">Enter the</span> [API URL](https://developer.github.com/v3/)<span style="color: #000000"> for GitHub in the </span><span style="color: #000000">**URL**</span><span style="color: #000000"> text box. For example, </span><span style="color: #000000">[https://api.github.com/repos](https://api.github.com.)</span><span style="color: #000000">.</span>
6. <span style="color: #000000">Enter the</span> [personal access token](https://help.github.com/en/articles/creating-a-personal-access-token-for-the-command-line) <span style="color: #000000">for your GitHub profile in the </span><span style="color: #000000">**Access token**</span><span style="color: #000000"> text box. </span>
7. <span style="color: #000000">Click </span><span style="color: #000000">**Save profile**</span><span style="color: #000000"> to create a profile.</span>